Automobile signal



July 3-, 1923.

J. E. HILL AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL Filed Aug. 2, 1921 Patented July 3, 1923. v

i UNITED; STAT a v 1,460,904 PATENT err-ICE,

Jofinn. HILL, or wns'r SOMERVILLE, MASSACH ETTS; nssronon or one-Harare JOHN MQCUMIYLINGSQQF STONEHAM,MASSACHUSETTS AUTOMOBILE IGNAL. 1'

1 Application filed Augus t 12, 1921. SeriaLNOL 489,159.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. citizen of the United States, residing, at West Somerville, county of Middlesex, State of confined within a housing that is attached to the windshield post or some other suitable part of the automobile, but which can be swung out of the housing into display position by theoperator of the automobile, there by giving a signal" as to the intended movements of the operator.

One object of my invention is to provide 1 a novelautomobile signal of this type which is simple intconstruction and which can be inexpensively manufactured, and which has the further advantage that it is easy to operate.

In order to give an understanding of my invention, 1 .haveillustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof, which will now be described, after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Fig. 1' is a perspective view of a portion of an automobile having my improvements applied thereto.-

F'g. 2 is a perspective view of device. I

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on substantially the line 3+3, Fig. 4.

Fig.4 is a vertical sectional view on substantially the line 4- 1, Fig. 3.

My improved signal comprises a box or housing 1, which is open at one side as shown at 2, and which is constructed to rethe signal ceive a plurality of signal arms 3, 1 and 5,-

which are pivotally mounted at the lower portion of the housing, so that they maybe swung from their vertical position within the housing'into ahorizontal display position. These signal arms will preferably be of different colors and I find it will be convenient to have one signal arm a red color, one a green color and the other a white color, although I desire to state that the colors of thearms may be varied as desired.

The signal arm v3 is shown as fast on a shaft-6,-which-is journalled at one-endin one wall-of the housing, asshown m7, and the other end of which extends through the opposite wall of thehousing, and is provided with a knob or hand .wheel 8' by which the L shaft may beturned. Since the signal arm 3 is fast on the shaft, saidfarm may be swung from its vertical concealedposition lnto its horizontal display positionby: simply I turning the knob 8 in the right direction.-

The signal varm iSfaSt on a sleeve- 9,- through which the shaft '6 extends, said shaft'forming a bearing forv the sleeve." Thissleeve 9 'extendsthrough-one wall of the housing andis provided with a" hand'wheel 10 on its-end, by which it and the signal 4 may be turned.

The signal arm 5 sleeve 11, which also extends'through the. side of the housing, 'andhas fast thereon a. hand wheel 12, by which it may be turned; The sleeve 11 is shown assupported bya, suitable bearing 18, said bearing being ofsufficientrextent'to properly support them sleeve. The sleeve 9': is. supported'bythe I sleevell, and the sleeve9.

shaft-6 is supported by the The hand wheeled, 10 ad 12' mi in an 1 alignment, and I will preferably make the hand wheel 12 larger than the hand wheel 10, arid tlhg hand wheel 10 larger than the hand w ee The housing 1 is adapted to be secured to a the wind-shield postl l of an automobile 15,

or may be attached to the side of the automoblle by any suitable means. I prefer,

however, to secure it to the wind-shield post,

and this may be done by providing the housing with suitable clamping device 16 adapted to embrace the wind-shield post 14 The hand wheels 8, 10 and 12 project from the side of the housing 1,'wh ich faces the is rigid with: another-" In order'tometainthe signal arms in their elevatedconcealed position, I have provided the plurality of resilient arms 17, which aresecnreidto-the inside oft-he housing; and. are

adapted to frictionall-y engage the tops ofthe arms when they are in vertical position,

as clearly seen in Fig. 4. These resilient.

arms are bent slightly at their ends so that they partially embrace the ends. of the signal arms, but because of their yielding character, they will; readily give to allow. the

signal. arms to be swung, from vertical to horizontal posrtion, or vlce versa, The three signal arnismay. be. used individually to-igive provided with supporting portions 19, 20 and a Tnrning-to-the-left signal, a Turn-ingto-.the-r1ght signal, and-"also a St-op?" signal.

It is, sometimes desirable to give some signal inaddition to the three above mentioned signals, such for instance as; a Baclting up signah or. a starting signaL. I have proviidedfor giving: these added, signals. by so constructing my signal device that. when two,

or; more. of thesignal annsare swung down into: display, position, hotliarms will be visible,.thus making; a two-color signal. \Vith thethreesignalarms of different colors, it is possiblev to make three different two-color signals. Thesetwocolor signals are pro- 1 v-idedlfoi' making the housing with the stop devicefor thesignal; arms, which holds the arms'at differentangles when, they arein displayposition. Thisstop device is; shown as a block '18 securedwithin the housing, and

21. forv'thethree signal arms. These supporting portionsgare ,at-different elevations so that these signal arms will occupy different angles in their display positions, the signal arm-3 being supported slightly above the other two signal arms and the signal arm 4 being supported slightly above the signal-arm 5 ,This

is clearly shown in dotted; liiiesin' Figs. 2

In an automobile signal, the" combination: with. a housing adapted to be secured: to

automobile, of a shaft j'ournalled tin. said housing near its: lower end and projecting beyond: the same, a. Signal: arm. fast: on said shaft, a sleeve: surrounding said shaft and;

also projecting beyond the: housing, a1second signal arm fast on said sleeve, a second! sleeve surrounding the first named sleeve 1 and also projecting beyond; the; housing, a. third signal arm fast onv said second sleeve, said;

shaft; and said sleeves each having a: hand wheel fast on the proj eating. portion thereof, by which the signal arms. may be swung from a vertical .concealedposition downward ly into a horizontal; displaywpositiom,said.

signal arms having different-colors and a stepped rest for said signalarms Whenin dis play position, whichisconstructedto -hold eaoharnr at a slightly -difie'rent-angle from. the other signal arms.- whereby, tworcolon signals.maybe given'.- i I In testimony whereof lj have signed" name to this specification. 1

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